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What Trivago taking 52.3% of Base7Booking implies for hotel tech
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What Trivago taking 52.3% of Base7Booking implies for hotel tech
By Sean O'Neil | March 1, 2016
Trivago, the Expedia Inc-affiliated metasearch brand, officially said today that it has taken a... Read More
TripAdvisor's new CFO says quality hotel content is key to instant booking conversion
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TripAdvisor's new CFO says quality hotel content is key to instant booking conversion
By Sean O'Neil | February 29, 2016
TripAdvisor’s new chief financial officer Ernst Teunissen has begun his tour of the investor forum... Read More
Large study of Airbnb hosts hints at who is making the money
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Large study of Airbnb hosts hints at who is making the money
By Sean O'Neil | February 29, 2016
There's an ongoing debate about how home-sharing sites like Airbnb are performing, and a new study... Read More
Think leisure players aren't touching business travel, think again
News / Distribution
Think leisure players aren't touching business travel, think again
By Linda Fox | February 29, 2016
The business travel community swings between denying any impact from Airbnb, Uber and the like, to... Read More
Amadeus 2015 revenues get close to Euro 4 billion
News / Distribution
Amadeus 2015 revenues get close to Euro 4 billion
By Martin Cowen | February 26, 2016
The North America and Asia-Pacific regions are the star performers for Amadeus' distribution and IT... Read More
One out of five bookings of Irish independent hotels are made on phones
News / Technology
One out of five bookings of Irish independent hotels are made on phones
By Sean O'Neil | February 25, 2016
NetAffinity has analyzed booking patterns for their Irish and European clients and found that 20.7% of... Read More
Interview with Amadeus' new head of R&D in the Americas
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Interview with Amadeus' new head of R&D in the Americas
By Sean O'Neil | February 25, 2016
R&D is the bad conscience of the travel industry. Everyone knows they should be future-proofing by... Read More
Startup pitch: Hello Scout gives hotel guests a chat-based travel assistant
News / Technology
Startup pitch: Hello Scout gives hotel guests a chat-based travel assistant
By Sean O'Neil | February 24, 2016
Hello Scout is a San Francisco startup whose mobile, chat-based travel assistant allows guests at... Read More
Expedia brings Meeting Market out of the shadows
News / Distribution
Expedia brings Meeting Market out of the shadows
By Martin Cowen | February 24, 2016
Expedia's under-the-radar site Meeting Market is looking to expand beyond its current German base and... Read More
Startup pitch: Hepstar, an insurance distributor, nets $2 million and eyes expansion
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Startup pitch: Hepstar, an insurance distributor, nets $2 million and eyes expansion
By Sean O'Neil | February 23, 2016
Hepstar, a Cape Town startup whose technology helps to distribute insurance ancillary products, has... Read More
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